IIM Bangalore

Supply Chain Management
Program Director: Prof. Jishnu Hazra & Prof. Janat Shah
September 10-12, 2007
IIMB Campus

Objectives: In today’s business world companies are exploring ways to become responsive and cost-effective simultaneously. The objective of this programme is to understand the structure of supply chains, and what causes some to succeed and others to fail in delivering value to the customer.
The course will introduce analytical tools to design appropriate supply chain based on the competitive nature of the industry.

The cost of managing the supply chain is substantial and sometimes as high as 40% of the total value-added in certain industries. A marginal reduction in the cost of operating the supply chain could lead to a more competitive pricing of products resulting in higher market share. Participants, through case studies, will identify inefficiencies in supply chain networks and propose methods of improving the performance. This exercise will also involve understanding how inventory placement in the network affects responsiveness, cost and service.

For: This programme is targeted towards senior executives in the materials, manufacturing, logistics, information technology and marketing functions. Moreover, companies involved in integrating their procurement, manufacturing and distribution processes and third party logistics provider will also benefit from this programme.

Contents: In recent years firms in many industries have developed innovative techniques to improve the efficiency of the supply chain. Information technology is playing an important role in today’s business processes. In this context the role of electronic commerce in the future of supply chain will be addressed in the programme. In addition, managing product variety and the impact of product design on supply chain performance will be studied. Products with short life cycle and third-party logistics will also be covered. Finally, performance metrics to evaluate and re-engineer supply chain will be discussed.

Fees:
Residential : Rs. 30,000/-
Non-Residential : Rs. 22,000/-

Chief Programmes Officer,
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore,
Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore - 560 076.
Phone: 080-26993742/3264/3475
Fax: 080-26584004 / 26584050
E-mail: edp@iimb.ernet.in
Website: http://www.iimb.ernet.in/
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